Business Management and Computer Sciences |
C.C. Certificate of Completion |
Less than one year

Clackamas Community College offers an Employment Skills Training certificate that can be completed in less than one year. The certificate combines college courses with real-world hands-on instruction at a local employer to build skills and employability and is perfect for the first-time job seeker, for anyone re-entering the workforce or changing careers. The Employment Skills Training certificate allows a student to build an individualized education and training plan, making it a flexible option.

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PROGRAM CODE: CC.EMPLOYSKILLS

The Employment Skills Training Certificate provides a quick entry strategy for learning the knowledge and skills necessary to start or change a career path.
The certificate combines college courses with specified hands- on instruction at a local employer to improve employability. The student’s goals and needs are combined with information from employers, the labor market and the college to deter- mine the knowledge and skills needed to obtain employment in a specific occupation. The student receives an individualized Employment Skills Training (EST) plan.
In addition to preparing a person for employment, the individualized EST plan guides the student in gaining more education and training which develops the student’s career path. The program is open entry/open exit, allowing students to begin any term.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

An EST plan must be developed with and approved by a department’s faculty advisor.
All of the college’s collegiate level credit courses are eligible to be included in the certificate. Developmental courses may be included as prerequisites in a plan but cannot be part of the EST certificate.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

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